Welcome to the USGS International Polar Year Home Page

The International Polar Year is an intense scientific campaign to explore new frontiers in polar science,
improve our understanding of the critical role of the polar regions in global processes, engage the
public in polar discovery, and help attract the next generation of earth scientists.

Participation
in the IPY allows the USGS to celebrate this enduring tradition with the rest of the global polar
research community and to renew our commitment to polar science at a time when the world is focused
on the extraordinary changes happening in these regions.